If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1254: It’s Not That Easy to Get Pregnant

Chapter 1254: Chapter 1254: It’s Not That Easy to Get Pregnant

"I won’t coax you. If you won’t help me, I’ll ask someone else for help," Xu Chaomu said.

"Really stingy," Shen Chi wasn’t happy, "then go ask someone else for help."

"Hmm?" Xu Chaomu curiously glanced at him, then suddenly leaned closer, "Are you mad?"

"What do you think?"

"Okay, okay, don’t be mad. Please, Shen, could you give me a hand?"

"Not sincere enough."

"Hu...sb...and?"

"Yeah. You know," Shen Chi pointed at his face.

Xu Chaomu pouted. They had already reached the city center. Wouldn’t the traffic police stop them for this?!

Shen Chi kept silent, just waiting for her move.

Left with no choice, Xu Chaomu gave his cheek a quick peck.

Even though Shen Chi felt nothing, the corners of his lips involuntarily curled deeper.

He had always been clear about his desires, even if it was just for the fleeting happiness of being with her, he would fight with all his might to make it happen.

After hearing so much from Bai Xuan today, he was even more certain of his decision.

"Shen Chi, thank you for doing so much for me," Xu Chaomu sincerely thanked him.

She was speaking from her heart; he had done a lot for her in the past, just without ever mentioning it.

"I don’t like verbal thanks," Shen Chi looked straight ahead.

"No other option besides verbal thanks, and don’t be picky," Xu Chaomu huffed. She knew what he wanted to say, "It just cancels out the times you were moody with me before."

"Do you know what I most want to do now?" Shen Chi smiled, curving his lips.

"What?"

"Take you to the Waterside Pavilion."

"And then?" Xu Chaomu naively asked.

"Then take you to bed."

"Get lost, just get the hell out!"

"..." Shen Chi’s mouth twitched at her strong reaction.

Still, he drove to the Waterside Pavilion, where there were no others, and no light bulbs to hinder them—they could do as they pleased.

"Hey, Shen Chi, Brocade World is not in this direction!" Xu Chaomu pounded on the window.

"Didn’t I say we’re going to the Waterside Pavilion."

"..."

Shen Chi really did follow through, utterly disregarding the fact that it was still morning.

He carried her to the bed and made a mess of it, actually, he couldn’t resist ever since she kissed him in the car.

"Shen Chi, are you a beast? It’s daytime."

"If you prefer, you can pretend it’s night."

"..." Xu Chaomu’s mouth twitched.

Shen Chi kissed her and removed her clothes.

But Xu Chaomu realized something alarming—it was her risky period, and pregnancy could easily happen.

Just as Shen Chi was about to go further, she forcefully pushed him away, her face turning red: "You... safety first."

Shen Chi’s face darkened, his hands bracing on either side of her. Having this moment interrupted was truly frustrating for a man.

"We don’t have that stuff at the Waterside Pavilion," Shen Chi spoke in a hoarse voice, nearly bursting a vein.

He wasn’t the type to bring women over often; why would he keep such things handy?

"Then next time," Xu Chaomu was resolute and unhesitating.

"Who said it was easy to get pregnant, and at a time like this, you’re talking about next time?" Shen Chi’s face darkened, extremely gloomy.

"What if, this period isn’t safe, it’s easy to get pregnant, when I was pregnant with the first child it was almost..." Xu Chaomu spoke of such matters for the first time, her words tumbling out incoherently. She stopped talking when she saw Shen Chi’s grim expression.

She had mentioned it offhand, the dates were almost right, she was genuinely afraid of getting pregnant.

But to Shen Chi, those words were particularly grating. It was as if she was reminding him that he wasn’t the first man to touch her, that her first time hadn’t been with him.

The fist propped by her side clenched tighter, and his pupils constricted as well.

Xu Chaomu felt a chill, her lips pressed tightly together without a word.

"Do you really not want to have another child?" Shen Chi finally asked in a heavy voice.

Xu Chaomu lowered her eyelids and remained silent.

"Forget I asked."

Shen Chi got up and walked into the bathroom.

Soon Xu Chaomu heard the sound of water.

She dressed herself, hugged her knees, and silently sat down on the bed, staring at the ground.

The room was very quiet for a while, only the sound of water from the bathroom could be heard, Xu Chaomu could even hear her own heartbeat.

She looked down at her hands drawing circles, silently tracing them.

She didn’t know how many circles she had drawn when Shen Chi came out, wrapped in a towel.

His eyes immediately fell on Xu Chaomu, who was immersed in drawing circles on the bed, unaware that he was standing beside it.

Xu Chaomu first smelled the scent of shower gel, then looked up, her shoulders trembling slightly.

"I’m sorry, I wasn’t ready, if you... if you want to..." Xu Chaomu’s voice was so low it seemed only she could hear it, her face turning bright red, "I’ll go back and take medicine later."

Seeing Shen Chi’s face was still stern, she dared not look him in the eye.

Shen Chi turned his head away; to him, this woman was always like a demon, even now biting her lip, her face flushed.

He feared he couldn’t restrain himself with another glance; he turned to look for clothes in the wardrobe.

Xu Chaomu thought he was very angry; she bit her lip. She knew moments like these were unbearable for any man.

But she... was genuinely afraid of having another child, and she couldn’t get over her personal hurdle either.

"I’m sorry..." Xu Chaomu apologized softly.

"I pressured you too much," Shen Chi said indifferently.

He found a shirt and a sweater from the wardrobe and silently changed in the bathroom.

His coat wasn’t in the room. After changing his clothes, he opened the door and left.

Xu Chaomu bowed her head, silent.

Shen Chi put on a clean overcoat and sat alone on the balcony.

He wasn’t in the mood to continue those activities anymore, somewhat irritable, he casually flipped through a magazine.

When there was a long silence, Xu Chaomu thought he had left her alone in the Waterside Pavilion, feeling somewhat sorrowful.

Moreover, she hadn’t fully processed the many things Bai Xuan had talked about today. Thus, she sat alone, hugging the quilt, her clothes unchanged, just sitting there silently.

Shen Chi drank a cup of coffee and finally felt a bit more settled.

She had already told him she didn’t want to have another child; he should have been prepared.

If he forced her, it would only make her resentful.

Their relationship wasn’t at the point where he could push her away again.

As for the child, never mind, Shen Chi didn’t necessarily need his own biological child; it was her he loved most.

The child they lost had left her in too much pain; he understood that.

He sighed and walked back to the room.

Xu Chaomu was still sitting there, immobile, like a child who had done something wrong.

He walked up to her and stood by the bed, "Come on, let’s eat."

Xu Chaomu looked up, her large eyes still misty.